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Home > Melting point
Executive Summary: Melting point
A summary of CDP's investor research on the steel sector, ranking 20 of the largest publicly listed steel companies
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Melting point

Which steel companies are ready for the low-carbon transition?

This report updates and expands CDP’s research and League Table for steel companies, first published in October 2016. It ranks 20 of the largest and highest-impact publicly listed steel companies on business readiness for a low-carbon transition. The companies in aggregate represent 30% of global steel production.


14%
On average, 14% of steel companies’ value is at risk from rising carbon prices
<50%
Steel sector expected to reduce emissions by less than 50% by 2050, compared to the 65% reduction needed
9%
The sector is responsible for up to 9% of global greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel use and industry


CDP’s League Table of companies in the steel sector:


League Table rank Company Country / Region 2018 steel production (million tonnes) League Table weighted rank Transition risks rank Physical risks rank Transition opportunities rank Climate governance & strategy rank
1 SSAB Sweden 8.0 6.25 3 6 2 1
2 ArcelorMittal Luxembourg 92.5 7.34 10 10 1 2
3 Hyundai Steel South Korea 23.8 8.25 1 3 9 4
4 Tata Steel India 27.1 8.34 8 4 6 3
5 POSCO South Korea 42.9 8.72 6 8 3 8
6 JFE Holdings Japan 27.9 8.94 11 2 4 9
7 Nippon Steel Japan 47.8 9.67 13 5 5 6
8 BlueScope Steel Australia 6.0 10.13 2 7 16 5
9 China Steel Taiwan 15.1 10.37 9 1 11 7
10 JSW Steel India 16.7 12.59 14 14 8 10
11 Baoshan Iron & Steel China 47.1 12.71 15 11 7 13
12 Nucor USA 22.5 13.07 4 16 14 17
13 Severstal Russia 12.0 13.26 5 9 20 11
14 Gerdau Brazil 15.3 13.65 7 15 12 18
15 Novolipetsk Steel (NLMK) Russia 17.4 13.91 12 13 19 12
16 Angang Steel China 24.5 14.64 20 12 13 15
17 Hesteel China 26.8 15.35 17 17 15 16
18 Beijing Shougang China 15.6 15.38 19 20 10 20
19 US Steel USA 15.3 15.49 18 19 17 14
20 Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel China 15.2 15.74 16 18 18 19
Weighting 30% 10% 30% 30%


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